28 February 2007

Random House Gives Insight February 27, 2007 By Kimberly Maul Random House today launched Insight, a digital book distribution program that includes a widget, similar to the one recently launched by HarperCollins. More than 5,000 of Random House's books

22 February 2007

TRACES is a non-profit educational organization created to gather, preserve and present stories of people from the Midwest and Germany or Austria who encountered each other during World War II. Many of these stories have lain beneath the dust left in the

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Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution is determined to set and lead an ambitious agenda for future ocean research to benefit society. In 2000, we established four Ocean Institutes encompassing areas of significant concern to the public and policymakers:

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Climate is the average pattern of weather over the long term. The earth’s climate has warmed and cooled for millions of years, since long before we appeared on the scene. There’s no doubt that the climate is growing warmer currently; indications of th

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12 February 2007

Ancient Aboriginal site found in north-west Qld //Reporter: Genevieve HusseyKERRY O'BRIEN: Aborigines and archaeologists have excavated an ancient artefact site in north-western Queensland, which they believe may be one of the oldest ever discovered in th

10 February 2007

Contact: Matt Goode matt.goode@bbsrc.ac.uk Prehistoric origins of stomach ulcers uncovered. An international team of scientists has discovered that the ubiquitous bacteria that causes most painful stomach ulcers has been present in the human digestive sys

"For developers, it would be kind of cool to say 'Google has 11 gazillion dollars, and we're going to get a bunch of people together on the Internet, and we're going to kick their butts,' " he said. "That's cool, right? I think it's cool."

It's a little like the claims about the Tarim Basin mummies being 'Celtic' - a very colonial view of archaeology where western influence has to be sought, encouraged by the locals who are seeking to emphasise their differences from Beijing.